Photo of a theater in the southern Ukrainian city destroyed by air strikes
Images taken at the scene and from satellites by Maxar Technologies show the severity of damage to the theater in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol after the air strike.
According to the company Maxar, the new satellite images released on March 19 focused on the theater in Mariupol and “significant damage in the area in and around the building”.
Before the strike, the theater in central Mariupol was sheltering hundreds of civilians after their homes were destroyed during three weeks of fighting in the city.
Satellite image shows the extent of destruction of the theater in Mariupol on March 19. Photo: Maxar |
According to Ukrainian authorities, at least 130 people were rescued from the rubble of the theater on March 18. Still, an estimated 1,300 people are still trapped inside.
Previously, Maxar published a satellite image of the theater before its demolition on March 14, with the red roof and two large words “children” in Russian painted in white. 2 courtyards in front and behind the building.
Satellite image of the theater in Mariupol before its destruction. Photo: Maxar |
Mariupol city council accused Russian forces of intentionally destroying the theater. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the allegation and claimed that “far-right” sections of Ukraine’s Azov Battalion were responsible for the incident.
An area destroyed by air strikes at the theater in Mariupol. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine |
Mariupol, a city with a strategic location on the coast of Azov, has been the target of skirmishes since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The city is located on the route between the Crimean peninsula in the west and the Donetsk Oblast in the east of Ukraine.
An area destroyed by air strikes at the theater in Mariupol. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine |
On March 19, the National Police of Ukraine announced on Telegram that at least 37 residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged and dozens of civilians were killed or injured as a result of the fighting. during the day. The agency accused Russian forces of bombing the cities of Mariupol, Avdiivka, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, Novoselydivka, Verkhnotoretske, Crimea and Stepne.
Satellite image of heavily damaged areas in Mariupol on March 18. Photo: Maxar |
The suburbs northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kiev also became the target of attacks on March 19. The Kiev regional government said the city of Slavutich, north of the Ukrainian capital, was “completely isolated”, while Russian military assets had been detected east and northeast of Kiev.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk announced that 10 humanitarian corridors have been opened after reaching agreement with the Russian side. These include one corridor in Mariupol, as well as several corridors in the capital Kiev and Luhansk province.
Satellite image of heavily damaged areas in Mariupol on March 18. Photo: Maxar |
In a video address on the evening of March 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces were blockading the largest cities in Ukraine. Zelensky also accused Russian troops of obstructing the supply of food and essentials to besieged cities in central and southeastern Ukraine.
Satellite image is believed to be the convoy carrying evacuees from Mariupol on March 18. Photo: Maxar |
Previously, satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on March 18 showed a long line of cars believed to belong to people trying to evacuate from Mariupol. President Zelensky estimated that more than 9,000 people were able to leave the city on March 17,
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